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Foreigners Enjoying a Party (Gaikokujin yūkyō no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene with two panels. Left panel shows people in various traditional Japanese and Western outfits gathered around a low table with food, some sitting and others standing; a man in black kicks his leg out in front of him; a red and purple patterned floor; sliding doors with shoji screens; a tiled roof; and a man smoking a pipe. Right panel shows three people, two women and one man, sitting on the floor; one woman wears a pink and white skirt and the other a green top and red skirt; a man in a black uniform sits with one knee on the floor and one leg bent; background includes sliding doors with shoji screens, and a green potted plant; Japanese text in red and black ink. The two panels have a border around them.

Artwork Details

Date
1st month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 292 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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